Minutes of the Meeting of Milton Parish Council
held on Monday 8 May 2000 at 7pm in the Community Centre
Present: RLE Waters (chair) RJ Farrington JE Coston (from 228/00)
M Ellwood A Lakhani DJ Lee P Mynott PK Oldham
GM Richardson HM Smith RT Summerfield LC Twinn
The clerk SJ Daniels
Four members of the public (part)
1 Apologies for absence R Day IF May
219/00 2 Election of chairman and signing of declaration of acceptance of
office
AGREED to suspend Standing Order 14 and elect RLEW as chairman.
He signed the declaration of acceptance of office.
220/00 3 Election of vice chairman
AGREED to suspend Standing Order 14 and elect RJF as vice chairman.
221/00 4 Casual vacancy - co-option of new member
(158/00) One letter declining invitation to become a member of the council
was received.
The clerk reported that Barry Jefferson from The Sycamores had
expressed a keen interest in being co-opted.
It was AGREED to co-opt him on to the council.
222/00 5 The following committees were confirmed:
Planning JEC RJF RD HMS RTS LCT
Finance JEC PKO HMS RLEW RTS
Maintenance/Landscaping PM PKO HMS LCT
Play* JEC ME HMS
Cemetery* RD ME PKO
Youth* JEC AL DJL PM GMR HMS
Youth Building Steering Group*
(sub-committee of Youth) DJL GMR HMS
Sheltered Housing RD RJF IFM RTS RLEW
Highways JEC RD RJF PKO RTS LCT
Allotments* RD ME
Community Care* RD AL IFM PM
Millennium* JEC IFM HMS LCT
* Includes co-opted members.
223/00 6 The following representatives were confirmed:
MCC RLEW
School Governors DJL
Charities RD IFM
Community Transport JEC
Footpaths Officer RLEW
Country Park RD (deputy PKO)
Impact RLEW
Police Liaison RLEW
Tree Warden PKO (deputy SJ Snaith)
Rowing Trust HMS
Under 5's Group LCT
Millennium JEC
Village View JEC
Archaeological Warden WD Booth
224/00 7 Minutes
The Minutes of the meeting of 3 April 2000 were confirmed and
signed as a true record.
8 Clerk's Report (inc matters arising)
225/00 Cycle Scheme
(52/00) Draft Order for mandatory with-flow cycle lanes had been advertised.
PKO reported that a resident in High Street was concerned that the
lane would prevent him parking outside his cottage. The resident
would be advised to write to J Richards.
226/00 Local Plan
(53/00) Formal notice of start of Inquiry received.
227/00 Meeting Starting Time
(124/00) AGREED to amend Standing Order 1(a) and start meetings at 7.30pm
for a 12 month trial period.
Carried - 5 votes in favour, 3 against, 3 abstentions.
228/00 Draft Regional Planning Guidance for East Anglia - Secretary of
(160/00) State's Proposed
Changes had been circulated. PKO HMS and the clerk attended a
meeting organised by CALC. A summary of that meeting was circulated.
AGREED to delegate to PKO HMS and the clerk the task of producing
final comments to be sent to Government Office for Eastern
England. [To be circulated].
AGREED to support view that Parish Councils should be allowed free
access to Cambs Structure Plan. Clerk to pursue.
229/00 Bills
(192/00) Two payments had not yet been authorised:
Cheque 1755 Cambridge Courts [final payment multi-use court] £1163.64
An independent report had been prepared to be sent to Cambridge
Courts about the poor workmanship.
Cheque 1775 Cambs County Council [equipment for youth club] £62.88
The equipment had not yet been received. HMS to pursue.
230/00 Allotments Pump
It had been reported that the new pump was not working properly.
AGREED to accept Herald's quotation of £180 + VAT to dig out the
pump and replace at 12 feet down with new plastic pipe.
231/00 Cemetery
A request from the family of a person buried in the cemetery to
erect a wooden seat in his memory was received.
AGREED that cemetery committee should discuss.
232/00 Land at Landbeach Road
Residents had expressed concerns about the overgrown land at
Landbeach Road.
AGREED that the clerk write to the owner of the land.
233/00 Youth - Bus Report
Report from M Croxon circulated.
234/00 Play
Quotation from Playdale received for new suspension bridge at The
Rowans open space:
New bridge £706
Repairs to existing £339
AGREED to accept quotation for new bridge.
235/00 River Cam Mooring Policy
AGREED to delegate comments about the joint Cambridge City and SCDC
mooring policy to RTS and PM.
236/00 Multi-Modal Study Meeting
RJF or JEC would attend a meeting on the multi-modal transport
study being carried out.
237/00 Grass Cutting
AGREED to send a letter of complaint about present standard of
maintenance.
9 Planning
238/00 The Minutes of the meeting of 26 April 2000 were received.
Decisions Received
239/00 S/2051/99 Trinity College (CSP) Ltd - CCTV system including 21
(24/00) camera columns Science Park - approved.
New Applications
240/00 S/0083/99 College of West Anglia - teaching block and parking -
(278/99) amendments - for information only.
241/00 S/0727/00 15 metres high lattice tower and associated development at
Cambridge Regional College Kings Hedges Road - approve.
242/00 S/0746/00 Mr & Mrs TA Briggs 80 The Rowans - conservatory - approve.
243/00 S/0749/00 Mr & Mrs B Pearson - oa for 5 houses at Fen Farm Fen
Road.
Refuse: The access/exit off Shirley Close would be totally
inappropriate as the road was already heavily congested with
traffic. In addition the residents of Shirley Close used the road
to park their vehicles as there was not enough off road parking
available. A new entrance would create a severe traffic hazard.
244/00 S/0750/00 Milton Parish Council - six x 6 metre high light columns
- The Sycamores Recreation Ground - approve.
245/00 S/0798/00 Mr & Mrs Hastings 23 Old School Lane - conservatory to
rear of existing property and repositioning of garage.
Refuse: Repositioning of the garage would make access to the garage
of number 25 Old School Lane difficult and would restrict parking
for the neighbouring property.
246/00 S/0801/00 Mr & Mrs Maclennan 39 Butt Lane - single and double
storey extension to rear of house.
Refuse: Concerned about the overbearing mass of the building when
viewed from number 41 Butt Lane and loss of light to number 41.
247/00 10 Minutes Received:
Finance 25 April 2000
APM 26 April 2000
Joint MCC 12 April 2000.
(155/00) Noted that the application for a lottery grant towards the teenage
play area was not successful.
In response to a query from the Land Registry the clerk and the
chairman had signed a map showing that MPC did not own a triangle
of land adjacent to The Sycamores, to the rear of Tesco.
248/00 11 Land Purchase
(187/00) AGREED under the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 to
exclude members of the public because of the confidential nature of
the business - 9.26pm.
The meeting re-opened at 9.35pm with 12 members + the clerk present.
249/00 12 Street Cleansing
(156/00) AGREED to comment to SCDC that the old A10 near the industrial
estates should be cleaned every two weeks.
250/00 13 Summer Fayre
AGREED to allow a budget of £50 towards a joint MPC/MCC stall at
the summer fayre. PKO to co-ordinate.
251/00 14 Review of Bus Pass Scheme
The cost of bus passes remained at £16.00 [£5.50 concessionary].
AGREED to continue to reimburse bus passes at £5.50 per pass.
Bus timetables were due to change - discuss at June meeting.
252/00 15 Sheltered Housing Update - Official Opening
The scheme manager had moved into her house. Day Centre
accommodation excellent. N Howlett Cambridge Housing Society was
negotiating for Housing Minister to perform opening ceremony.
DJL would find out if the school would like to include a time
capsule to be buried at the entrance to the building.
253/00 16 Planting of daffodil and other bulbs
AGREED a £50 budget for bulbs to be bought during the Autumn.
254/00 17 Bills for Payment and Money Received
CONFIRMED payments already made - cheques 1776 - 1780.
AGREED - to authorise payment of cheques 1781 - 1803 [PKO abstained].
- to order 4 copies of Local Council Review for circulation
- cheque 1781 [2 abstentions].
255/00 18 Crime Update
Crime figures had been circulated. Noted that the number of reported
crimes had gone down.
256/00 19 County Councillor's report
Donarbon
Meeting about the Donarbon application arranged for 10 May. JEC
would raise issue of Cambridge to Ely cycle path.
Cycle Bridge
Successful cycle bridge meeting held that afternoon. 440 replies
to the consultation had been received - 8 of them negative.
257/00 20 District Councillor's report
(157/00) Polling Station
There were two requirements for a polling station:
- Secure premises
- Demand
(172/00) Blackwells Caravan Site -
The derelict building would soon be moved. RTS would check planning
consents.
258/00 21 Correspondence
CALC Bulletin - inc Training Day for New Councillors. The position
of CALC's funding, as reported by the chairman of CALC in the
bulletin, was discussed. Council would review in 2001.
Cambs County Council - Surface dressing proposals 2000/01
Dates of next meetings
Planning 22 May
Council 5 June